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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is John's father's profession?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Country store keeper.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, Where does Bobby see John Sheddan?
(a) At Seven Seas.
(b) At Galatoire's.
(c) At Tujague's.
(d) At the Absinthe House.

3. Where does Bobby go to spend the winter after talking to Kline and leaving New Orleans?
(a) He goes to California.
(b) He goes to Canada.
(c) He goes Venezuela.
(d) He goes to Idaho.

4. When Bobby goes to Stella Maris after driving away from his winter residence, who does he visit with?
(a) A nurse named Liam.
(b) A doctor named Markus.
(c) A patient named Jeffrey.
(d) A nurse named Minerva.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Bobby see on the side of the road in a ditch when he is driving back from where he was during the winter?
(a) A man stuck in car.
(b) An injured dog.
(c) A cow with a goat standing on it.
(d) Several suit cases with clothing spilling out of them.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, after his meeting with Kline, who does Bobby go searching for?
(a) Oiler's family.
(b) A friend of Bobby's father.
(c) His friend Borman.
(d) The missing passenger.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, how does John sum up Bobby's history?
(a) As a man who has been rejected by God.
(b) As a man who dances with fate.
(c) As a man broken on the wheel of devotion.
(d) As a man whose tragedy is his sun.

8. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the girl say the suit is made from?
(a) The girls old dresses.
(b) Bobby's old suit.
(c) The curtains in the upstairs bathroom.
(d) The girl's old bed sheets.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what happens to Bobby's pet while he is away on the dive job?
(a) It gives birth to babies.
(b) It dies.
(c) It runs away.
(d) It makes a friend with a bird.

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl think that she and her other classmates look like in their all white clothes?
(a) Like dead children in a dream.
(b) Like angels in heaven.
(c) Like clouds in the sky.
(d) Like snow in a field.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, where does Brat get admitted to school?
(a) Emory.
(b) Georgia State University.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Pace.

12. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is the projectionist's name that the Kid brings to help him?
(a) Schmidt.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Walter.
(d) Newton.

13. In Chapter 8, where does John say that he recently spent some time recovering?
(a) St. Jude's Hospital.
(b) Kaiser hospital.
(c) Asante Central Hospital.
(d) Eastern State Hospital.

14. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what keeps the rest of the crew from joining Bobby?
(a) The job is cancelled and no one tells Bobby.
(b) The crew get lost on their way out.
(c) A severe storm.
(d) The crew's boat malfunctions.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what makes the girl flush her meds down the toilet?
(a) A side effect called Hemispherical Synesthesia.
(b) A side effect called Vascular Colitis.
(c) A side effect called Neuro Myalgia.
(d) A side effect called Tardive Dyskinesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, in what year does Bobby arrive in Paris?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what becomes of the woman that John asked to marry him?

3. To whom does Bobby try writing letters during the winter while he is on leave from New Orleans?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's profession?

5. Why does Bobby say that he could not kill himself?

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